Scientifically classified as Troides darsius, this black and yellow butterfly - the Sri Lanka Birdwing found only in Sri Lanka has just been named Sri Lanka’s national butterfly. Pic by Gehan de Silva ...

Some suggested that the butterflies found in his possession ... Wildlife theft is not uncommon in Sri Lanka. Two Russians were arrested on 28 August for collecting animals in the vicinity of ...

Fauna in the Pidurutalaga region include 30 amphibian, five bird, six butterfly, 10 mammalian, three reptilian and five mollusc species. Among several species endemic to Sri Lanka is the Cerataphora ...

The Beddagana Wetland Park sitting on an 18-hectare area about 3 km east of the Colombo commercial hub in Sri Lanka provides a home for a wide varie ...